Locker



Jan. 5,1926.

C. R. LAKE LOCKER Clarke R- ffii? Hrs AtturnEY Filed Oct. 8, 1925Patented Jan. 5, 1926.

CLARKE B. LAKE, OFv KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

LOCKER.

Application filed October 8, 1923. Serial No. 667,185.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, CLARKE R. LAKE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Kansas City, in the county of Jackson and State of Missouri,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Locker, of whichthe following is a complete specification.

This invention relates to automatic 3U clothes lockers, commonly used indance halls, gymnasiums, churches, clubs, theatres and, in fact, anyplace where the individual is required to check his wraps or apparel forsafe keeping. A

The primary object of this invention is the provision of a clotheslocker that may be built in sections of four or more and placed in rowsor tiers much closer to-.

gether than the usual distance, yet still allow for the positive closingand locking of the door.

A further object of the invention is to provide a collapsible grate doorfor clothes lockers that may be easily operated, is effective in closingthe open side of the locker when in a closed position, and occupies butvery little space when collapsed to open and permit the entering of thelocker.

In its preferred form, the invention is built of metal or other suitablematerial, in sets of four compartments or lockers, as shown in theillustration. However, the design used for illustration is only onespecific form and it is understood that many other arrangements ofdetails can be made without departing from the scope of the invention.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a front elevation of one set of lockers withtwo of the folding grate doors open.

Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the lockers taken on line IIII of Fig.3, looking in the direction of the arrow.

Fig. 3 is a horizontal section of the lockers and a suitable releasemechanism, taken on line III-III of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a corresponding enlarged fragmentary horizontal centralsection of one of the lock members and its releasing structure.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged fragmentary detail sectional view of the centralpartition, showing the guide slots of the upper door 55 member.

Fig. 6 is an enlarged fragmentary sec tion taken on line VIVI of Fig. 1.

Similar reference characters refer to simi lar parts throughout theseveral views.

The lockers have side Walls 7, top 8, back 9 and bottom 10 and aredivided. by partition 11 which serves as part of passage ways 12, 13 and14. Openings 15 and 16 permit the free passage of a check, disk or otheroperating means 17 to a compartment 18 located under the floor of thebottom row of closures. Any suitable lock 19 and door 20 may be utilizedfor the safe storage of the checks 17 until the proprietor of theparticular institution using the system collect them for further use.

Collapsible grate doors 21 pivoted as at 22 to rigid member 23 may havean upper member 24 which slides vertically in grooves 25 of the sides 7and partition 11. A handle 26 is attached for convenience, and a latchlug 27 rovided with acavity 28 may be rigidly astened to member 24 byrivets or analogous means 29.

Any suitable coin controlled or other locking means may be used on thisdoor, located, as shown in the drawings, at the top of each locker.

The latch 30 carried in housing 31 is centrally located to engage cavity28 when is integral with yoke 32, which has a check the collapsiblegrate door 21 is closed, and engaging foot 33 disposed at its oppositeend. A retrieving spring 34 maintains latch 30 and yoke 32 in a setposition.

To release latch 30 after the door has been closed, the check or disk17, which has a corresponding number to that of the locker, is insertedin check guide 35 between front wall 36 and plunger pin 37. Each lockermay be constructed with this distance slightly different which precludesthe use of any other check, or the use of a fixed size for coins may beinstigated.

After the check or coin has been dropped into a position such as thatshown in Fig. 4, the plunger 38 is forced inwardly against the pressureof a sprin 39 which is con tained in housing 40. heck or coin 17 iscarried along check guide 35 and against the engaging foot 33 whichtakes up the movement and transmits it, through yoke 32, to latch 30which is caused to move inwardly, against the pressure of spring 34, andout of engagement with latch lug 27.

The door immediately drops to the open position without the aid of theoperator, due to the fact that tie member 24 is unrestricted in itsdownward movement along vertical grooves 25. Coin or check 17 drops intopassage way 12 and is deposited in compartment 18. Slot 41 inchee'kguide,

and slot 42 in housing 40 allow free passage of pin 37 and, afterreleasing plunger 38, the device is again ready for use.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is In a locker of the class described, avertical inwardly facing groove formed in each side wall adjacent thefront edge thereof, a

rigid front wall member joining said sides and extending downwardlybelow and in alinement with said grooves, a tie member slidably mountedin said grooves, a collapsible grate door attached at its upper end to aside face of said tie member and movable therewith across the lockeropening and normally held in a raised position by a detent to drop bygravity to the folded position upon said rigid wall member immediatelyupon releasing the detent whereby the folded grate and tie member formsa substantially continuous low front wall.

In witness whereof I hereunto set my sig nature.

CLARKE R. LAKE.

